Statement: On the death of Bob Hattoy

Statement of President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

March 6, 2007
New York, NY

"We have lost a pioneer, a leader, and a friend. Bob Hattoy devoted his life to the fight for civil rights and social justice for the gay community and people living with AIDS. We will always be grateful for his courageous and moving speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention and afterward, for his years of dedicated service in the administration. He gave hope to a community that feared their voice would never be heard at the highest levels of government. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."